DSM in Packaging & Graphic Arts

Medical packaging: What’s trending?

The good news is we’re all living longer: But an ageing population means
more medicine, and that in turn means more medical packaging –
preferably more flexible than before to reduce space and waste.

The biggest trend we see in medical packaging is the continued move to more flexible packaging in both the primary and secondary sectors. Next-generation materials will enable brands and manufacturers to produce packaging that does its primary job of safeguarding the contents; while also being smaller, lighter and less brittle – all of which makes storage, transport and usage far more effective.

In primary packaging, recycling is not an option - which makes the use of eco-efficient raw materials that are easy and less wasteful to process, even more important.

Meanwhile in secondary packaging - where recycling is of course allowed - the ability to manufacture bags and pouches made from thinner films will make production far easier.